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North America, Nova Scotia, Cape Canso to Dover Head

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North America, Nova Scotia, Cape Canso to Dover Head

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Great Britain. Hydrographic Office, issuing body

Publication date
Topics
Nova Scotia -- Navigation -- Maps., Nautical charts -- Nova Scotia., Canada -- Maps., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Bayfield Project, Nautical charts -- Nova Scotia, Nautical charts, Nova Scotia -- Navigation -- Maps, Canada -- Maps, Canada, Nova Scotia
Publisher
London : Published at the Admiralty
Collection
mcgilluniversity; mcgilluniversityrarebooks; toronto
Contributor
McGill University Library
Language
English
Item Size
65.7M
1 map ; 91 x 58 cm

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in feet

Mounted on linen

"Published at the Admiralty 3rd Apr. 1857 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N. F.R.S. Hydrographer."

"Engraved by J & C Walker."

"Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."

Legend for material under soundings

Lighthouse shown in red

Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada
Addeddate
2019-04-04 21:03:21
Associated-names
Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795-1885, surveyor; Orlebar, J., 1810-1891, surveyor; Washington, John, 1800-1863, cartographer; Potter, J. D. (John Dennett), active 1830-1892, bookseller; J. & C. Walker (Firm), engraver; Great Britain. Admiralty
Identifier
McGillLibrary-rbsc_map_bayfield-096-19258
Identifier-ark
ark:/13960/t3d00sk4d
Note
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in feet.
Mounted on linen.
"Published at the Admiralty 3rd Apr. 1857 under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington R.N. F.R.S. Hydrographer."
"Engraved by J & C Walker."
"Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."
Legend for material under soundings.
Lighthouse shown in red.
Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada.
Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 96 on verso of map.
Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: folded to 50 x 67 cm
Ocr
ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR)
Ppi
600
Url
http://www.library.mcgill.ca/hostedjournals/bayfield.html
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